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A rare ancient shark has been identified by New Mexico paleontologists

Dracopristis and other species of ctenacanths are part of a unique evolutionary branch of the sharks that diverged from modern sharks and rays roughly 390 million years ago and became extinct by the end of the Paleozoic Era some 252 million years ago. The assembled team was led by paleontologist John-Paul Hodnett, the program coordinator for the Maryland-National Capital Parks and Planning Commission’s Dinosaur Park in Laurel, Maryland, and also included Eileen D. Grogan and Richard Lund of St. Joseph’s University in Pennsylvania; Spencer G. Lucas, Curator of Paleontology at NMMNHS; Tom Suazo, former fossil preparator at NMMNHS; David K. Elliot of Northern Arizona University; and Jesse Pruitt of Idaho State University. 

Godzilla Shark, the 300-million-year-old fossil discovered in New Mexico, gets an official name

Godzilla Shark, the 300-million-year-old fossil discovered in New Mexico, gets an official name Taylor ArdreyApr 17, 2021, 21:51 IST In this undated photo provided by John-Paul Hodnett is a single tooth on the lower jaw of a 300-million-year-old shark species named this week following a nearly complete skeleton of the species in 2013 in New Mexico.John-Paul Hodnett via AP Scientists finally named an ancient shark fossil that was found in 2013, according to the AP. Once named, Gorilla Shark, researchers renamed the 300 million old shark Dracopristis hoffmanorum. The shark was named after the Hoffman family who owned the land where the fossil was found,a news release said.

Godzilla Shark, the 300-million-year-old fossil discovered in New Mexico, gets an official name

Godzilla Shark, the 300-million-year-old fossil discovered in New Mexico, gets an official name
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300-Million-Year-Old Godzilla Shark Had 2 5ft-Long Spines, 12 Rows of Teeth

300-Million-Year-Old Godzilla Shark Had 2.5ft-Long Spines, 12 Rows of Teeth Newsweek 2 hrs ago Ed Browne © Jesse Pruitt/New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science A computer-generated reconstruction of the shark based on fossils seen above it. A shark that lived 300 million years ago has now been formally named by scientists after several years of research. The shark was given the nickname Godzilla Shark when it was first discovered in 2013 via fossils found in the Manzano Mountains in New Mexico. Based on these fossil records scientists think the shark was 6.7 feet long, had 12 rows of teeth contained in powerful jaws, and two large fin spines on its back measuring 2.5 feet. These features led scientists to give the shark its monstrous nickname.

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